the hawaii senator was elected in 1962 and served nearly nine full terms in office. he was also a a war hero, losing his arm fighting had world war ii and receiving the medal of honor. he died from respiratory problems at walter reed army medical center. a great american. >> indeed. 5:07 is our time. how redskins quarterback robert griffin iii is doing. we'll get an update on his knee injury. >>> you may need your umbrella today. weather and traffic on the 1s after this. . >>> two of nasas spacecraft have been destroyed. they crashed into the moon yesterday on purpose. the two orbiters named ebb and flow hit the moon surface at 4,000 miles an hour. they were nearly out of fuel. scientists wanted to make sure they didn't hit the places where the apollo astronauts landed. ebb and flow finished their mission, though. they circled the moon and mapped gravity differences to help scientists better understand how rocky planets are made. >> so long, ebb and flow. thanks for your work. we hardly knew you. it is now 5:11. time for weather and traffic on the 1s. storm team 4 me